he hasnt had enough starts or innings. hes gotten rained out twice i think. hell find it tho. it could also be that hes been workin on that changeup and he doesnt have the best control with it since hes not used to it. once the season starts he wont throw it as much itll be more like a show pitch.

Lookit, to cut out my snark for a minute, I don’t put very much stock in spring training results for veterans, especially pitchers, unless the guy is demonstrably hurt. I trust that Burnett’s solid results over the last 6 seasons are a better tool for trying to predict what he’ll do this year than a couple of bad exhibition starts.

Could he decline this year? Yep, he sure could. But inasmuch as last season was marginally his least effective season in the last six, I think it’s just as likely, if not moreso, he could be better this year than last.

I think a lot of his starts he’s either very good (Game 2 of the WS) or very bad (Game 5) Is that #2 starter worthy? Probably not, but the Yanks score enough that we won’t have to worry most nights when he starts.